2022 World Cup
Mbappe leads France to the quarter-finals of the against Poland
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The French national team qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup, after beating Poland 3-1, in the confrontation that took place between them this Sunday evening, in the round of 16 of the World Cup currently being held in Qatar until December 18.
France vs Poland
Olivier Giroud scored the first goal for France in the 44th minute of the match.
Giroud became a historic scorer for the French national team, with 52 goals, surpassing former star Thierry Henry, with 51 goals.
Giroud also became the oldest scorer in the knockout stage of a World Cup since Roger Milla, who scored twice against Colombia at the age of 38 in 1990.
The French star is the first Milan player to score in the knockout round of the World Cup since Omit Davala against Japan in 2002 (also in the round of 16).
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French star Kylian Mbappe added the second goal for the roosters in the 74th minute of the match, before completing the hat-trick in the last minute of the match.
With this goal, Kylian Mbappe became the first player in history to score 9 goals in the World Cup before his twenty-fourth birthday, according to the "Opta" statistics network.
Kylian Mbappe also topped the list of top scorers in the 2022 World Cup with 5 goals, ahead of Lionel Messi and Alvaro Morata, Spain striker, Marcus Rashford, England striker, Cody Jacobo, Netherlands striker, and Ener Valencia, Ecuador striker, with 3 goals.
It is expected that the French national team will meet in the quarter-finals of the current version of the World Cup with the winner of the fiery confrontation between Senegal and England, which is scheduled for this evening.
The French national team advanced to the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, after finishing the group stage at the head of Group D in the most prominent competition in the world.
France played 3 matches in the group stage, winning two matches and losing the third against Tunisia, to score 6 points.
The French national team continues the journey of preserving its title, which it won in the last edition of Russia 2018, in search of the third title in its history in the World Cup.
France player at end of the mach
France hestory
France won the World Cup twice in its history, the first on its soil after defeating Brazil 3-0, while it won the second edition of the World Cup in 2018 in Russia after sweeping Croatia 4-2.
While the Polish national team qualified for the round of 16 in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, after occupying the runners-up of Group C, succeeding Argentina.
The Poland national team played 3 matches in the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, between victory, draw and defeat, respectively, and scored 4 points, behind the leaders Tango with 6 points, and qualified with it for the final price.
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